RainX

Solari · 14 Aug 2008 at 19:18

Just bought some of this and I've applied it to all windows and my mirrors. There seems to be conflicting opinions here, so I shall report back tomorrow/Saturday as I'm sure it will bucket it down at some point

Cupra · 14 Aug 2008 at 19:19

Solari said:
Just bought some of this and I've applied it to all windows and my mirrors. There seems to be conflicting opinions here, so I shall report back tomorrow/Saturday as I'm sure it will bucket it down at some point

no mate there is drought warnings due to the hottest 3 weeks of the last decade coming up

SB118 · 14 Aug 2008 at 19:20

Cupra said:
no mate there is drought warnings due to the hottest 3 weeks of the last decade coming up

Well a forecast of super hot temperatures does sort of confirm it's going to rain

Firestar_3x · 14 Aug 2008 at 19:20

Solari said:
Just bought some of this and I've applied it to all windows and my mirrors.

Solari · 14 Aug 2008 at 19:21

Cupra said:
no mate there is drought warnings due to the hottest 3 weeks of the last decade coming up

Saturday = Heavy Rain for my forecast

While I was putting it on I noticed a few small chips which I'd better sort out soon... annoying that I drove past a "Free windscreen chip repair" marquee too coming away from Halfrauds - D'oh!

Firestar_3x said:
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Firestar_3x · 14 Aug 2008 at 19:23

Rainx is good stuff but i'd never put it on my windscreen again, works really well on my back window

Solari · 14 Aug 2008 at 19:24

Firestar_3x said:
Rainx is good stuff but i'd never put it on my windscreen again, works really well on my back window

Care to elaborate on why? Did you get smearing? I wanted it more for side/back windows and the mirrors tbh.

Firestar_3x · 14 Aug 2008 at 19:25

Edges of the RainX started to break up and caused me issues, had to scrub it all off, which proved to be a pain!

S@njay · 14 Aug 2008 at 19:25

RainX is amazing, i commute to work and on the motorway it makes such a difference.

Passengers in my car have even asked if i had special windscreen technology as there was such a difference between their cars visibility in the rain compared to mine.

I highly recommend it.

Begbie · 14 Aug 2008 at 19:41

I don't like it, causes the window to smear and look crappy.

AG Glass Polish is where its at.

SoliD · 14 Aug 2008 at 19:53

Carlack glass sealing kit is the best product I have used, applied it over a month ago and still works brilliantly.

oli collett · 14 Aug 2008 at 19:56

Carlack is supposed to last longer.. i believe it's more expensive tho

SoliD · 14 Aug 2008 at 19:58

oli collett said:
Carlack is supposed to last longer.. i believe it's more expensive tho

12.95 for the cleaner and sealant. I have used it once which is probably 1/30th of the bottle. So I guess its going to last a lot longer and in the long run be cheaper than rainx.

aproctor · 14 Aug 2008 at 20:05

If you put in on properly its very good, if you dont do it properly its awful, go figure.

NeilMick · 14 Aug 2008 at 20:08

Go fast enough and you don't even need to use your wipers at all!

jamoor · 14 Aug 2008 at 20:30

Not very good on the screen, too much smearing if you aren't driving fast and have to use wipers.

ardy89 · 14 Aug 2008 at 20:45

Were can this be purchased from? I would like some for the weekend!

SoliD · 14 Aug 2008 at 21:59

ardy89 said:
Were can this be purchased from? I would like some for the weekend!

rainx halfords, wilkos, few other places, autoglym glass polish halfords, motorfactors, carlack glass sealant, cleanyourcar.co.uk

Jiffy · 14 Aug 2008 at 22:03

I just found an ancient bottle of this under the stairs. I'll give it a go again. Good idea using it on the back window. I've got a saloon with no back wiper so it might help.

aproctor · 14 Aug 2008 at 22:54

aproctor said:
If you put in on properly its very good, if you dont do it properly its awful, go figure.

I put it on wrong = bad

put it on properly = very good (for the money)